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It Could Happen Here

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It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it"s evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

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22:36

Objectivity in Journalism

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2025/08/21

James, Gare, and Robert discuss the concept of objectivity in legacy media and the issues it raises. Sources: https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/a-widely-shared-video-shows-a-deputy-overdosing-on-fentanyl-experts-say-its-impossible/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:09

Alienation and AI feat. Andrew

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2025/08/20

Andrew and James talk about how artificial intelligence has created alienation in societySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:22

Elon Musk and the Rebirth of Company Towns feat....

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2025/08/19

In Texas, the world’s richest man is bringing back to life one of the worst ideas of the Gilded Age, local Robber Baron-owned dictatorships called company towns. Elon Musk has already established two in Texas and other high-tech oligarchs like Peter Theil hope to create more. In this episode, journalist Steven Monacelli and historian Dr. Michael Phillips explore the history of company towns in the United States and their disturbing rebirth. Sources: Margaret Crawford,Building the Workingman's

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41:14

The Federalization of DC Police feat. Bridget Todd

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2025/08/18

DC resident Bridget Todd talks with Garrison about Trump’s police takeover in Washington DC, the manufacturing of crime panics, and how federal police are effecting the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:15

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Three

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2025/08/17

Margaret brings you further along into the tale of Hermetica, the generation ship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:24

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #29

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2025/08/15

The gang discuss the deployment of National Guard and federalization of police in Washington DC, a Heritage Foundation economist being appointed to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a shooting targeting the CDC headquarters. Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-help-for-bukets-asylum-case Sources: https://www.cvesd.org/parents/family-and-community-resourceslausd.org https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/577/Parent%20Resources/ComResourceGuideEng.pdf

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29:29

Tariffs and the Corruption State

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2025/08/14

Mia gives an update on the recent round of tariffs and what they say about the American state under Trump. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nvidia-amd-chip-sales-china-15-percent-h20-mi308/

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34:50

How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

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2025/08/13

James is joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss the Project Blue data center and the coalition of people who campaigned against its construction in Tucson. Sources: http://nodesertdatacenter.com https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a https://vermaland.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:27

Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

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2025/08/12

Garrison talks with Robert about Republican investigations into the presidential autopen as a way to rescind pardons and remove judges. Sources: https://www.shapell.org/behind-the-scenes/the-robot-pen/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1908354 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lead-investigator-james-comer-biden-autopen-digital-signature-rcna216719 https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/autopen-trump-biden-analysis

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31:39

Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew

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2025/08/11

Andrew is joined by James to discuss how physical and digital infrastructure can be used as systems of control, and how communities have resisted and built their own infrastructure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:04

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part Two

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2025/08/10

Margaret continues with Hermetica and our protagonist discovers... a clue!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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58:53

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #28

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2025/08/08

The gang talk about Texas Dems fleeing to Illinois to stop gerrymandering, RFK Jr. canceling mRNA contracts, and how ICE is spending its new big budget. Plus, the return of Tariff Talk. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/tariff-more-expensive https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-hikes-india-tariffs-50-percent-buying-russian-oil-rcna223374 https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-tariffs-take-effect-08-07-25

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40:57

Dogwhistle Politics and Nazi Code Hunting

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2025/08/07

Garrison and Mia unravel whether the DHS is posting coded nazi messages, and discuss the limits of treating anti fascism as an easter egg hunt. Sources: https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/ https://files.libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trumps-immigration-record-far-high-arrests-low-deportations-rcna217752

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27:16

Mapping Border Deaths

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2025/08/06

James is joined by Bryce from No More Deaths to discuss the release of a map of border deaths that shows systemic undercounting of the lethal consequences of the USA’s deterrence policy. https://nomoredeaths.org/migrant-death-mapping/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:32

Aid as a Tool of War in Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd

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2025/08/05

Dana El Kurd sits down with Bushra Khalidi – policy lead at Oxfam – to discuss the aid and humanitarian crisis unfolding across Palestine. They discuss how the devastating hunger and aid restriction happening in Gaza speaks to broader strategies of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement. Sources/Links: Oxfam statement about Gaza Humanitarian Foundation - https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/more-than-100-organizations-are-sounding-the-alarm-to-allow-lifesaving-aid-into-gaza/ Fogbow in

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37:21

Anti-War Movements feat. Andrew

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2025/08/04

Andrew is joined by James to discuss the history and efficacy of anti militarism and anti-war movements. Sources: Anarchist Encyclopedia by SebastienFaure et al https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/james-herod-the-weakness-of-a-politics-of-protest https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/jeff-shantz-p-j-lilley-striking-against-the-work-war-machineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:32

CZM Book Club: Hermetica, by Alan Lea, Part One

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2025/08/03

Margaret reads you a modern speculative fiction novella written in the classic style that she thinks you'll like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:42

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #27

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2025/08/01

The gang discuss Ghislaine Maxwell's meetings with Trump's DOJ, executive orders banning 'Woke AI' and promoting the involuntary institutionalization of homeless people, the forced starvation of Palestine, and a prisoner swap releasing 230 Venezuelans from CECOT. Sources: https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/one-person-killed-every-12-minutes-july-now-gazas-deadliest-month-early-2024

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38:07

Community Preparedness Basics with Live Like the...

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2025/07/31

James talks with Inmn from the Live Like the World is Dying podcast about the basics of community and individual preparedness for disasters of all kind. Links: More Live Like the World is Dying: https://www.tangledwilderness.org/live-like-the-world-is-dying Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness: http://www.tangledwilderness.org http://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness “The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse” by Douglas Rushkoff:

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28:33

AI Minstrel Shows feat. Bridget Todd

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2025/07/30

Bridget Todd talks with Garrison Davis about how TikTok creators are using AI generated videos to make viral racist skits with digital blackface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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